Derek Parkin

Derek Parkin
Personal information
Full name Derek Parkin[1]
Date of birth (1948-01-02) 2 January 1948[1]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1968 Huddersfield Town 61 (1)
1968–1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 501 (6)
1982–1983 Stoke City 40 (0)
Total 602 (7)
National team
1969–1971 England U23 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Derek Parkin (born 2 January 1948) is an English former football player who made a record number of appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers (609). He also played for Huddersfield Town and Stoke City as well as the England under-23 national side

Career

Parkin made his Football League debut on 7 November 1964 for Huddersfield Town against Bury, aged 16. In February 1968, he became at the time the most expensive full-back in Britain when he joined First Division side Wolves for £80,000. He made his club debut on 24 February 1968 against his hometown side Newcastle United.[2]

Over 14 years at Molineux, he made a record number of senior appearances – 609, including 501 league games, also a club record. He played 50 or more competitive matches in a season for Wolves no fewer than five times – another record – and in seasons 1968–69 and 1969–70, he took part in every single league and cup match played by the club. His long service saw him receive a testimonial match in 1979 and become one of the initial inductees into the club's Hall of Fame.[2] He appeared in two Wembley Cup Finals, collecting a winner's medal each time as Wolves won the League Cup in both 1974 and 1980, and also earned a Second Division championship medal in 1976–77.[2]

Parkin ended his 15-season spell at Wolves by joining Stoke City on a free transfer in March 1982.[1] He played ten matches for Stoke in 1981–82 and the played in 35 matches in 1982–83 before retiring from playing football.[1] After his footballing career ended in May 1983, he moved into landscape gardening. He has also been involved in charity work in Wolverhampton.[3]

International career

The full-back made five appearances for the England U23 side between 1969 and 1971. He was called up to the full team in 1971 for a European Championship qualifier in Malta, but did not appear in the match.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 1964–65 Second Division 1000000010
1965–66 Second Division 331100000341
1966–67 Second Division 270107000350
Total 611207000701
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1967–68 First Division 151000000151
1968–69 First Division 420203000470
1969–70 First Division 421103040501
1970–71 First Division 390201071491
1971–72 First Division 322201170423
1972–73 First Division 180400010230
1973–74 First Division 390206040510
1974–75 First Division 412101020452
1975–76 First Division 300603000390
1976–77 Second Division 420501100480
1977–78 First Division 380301000420
1978–79 First Division 420701000500
1979–80 First Division 4003011000540
1980–81 First Division 200711020301
1981–82 First Division 210102000240
Total 501646135227160910
Stoke City 1981–82 First Division 100000000100
1982–83 First Division 300302000350
Total 400302000450
Career Total 602751144227172411
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, UEFA Cup and Watney Cup.

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.
  3. "Wolves' Wembley winners kick off for charity". Express and Star. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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